Weekend News
Posted by webmaster on October 07 2012 16:58:23

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Weekend News
07-Oct-2012

Doctors pay should be frozen again, employers say
NHS Employers said extending the two year public sector pay freeze would free up money to maintain patient care and minimize job losses.
Its submission to the Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) added that an increase in pay next April was neither "necessary or affordable".
BBC New Health - Click here to read


Emergency Care Course
The course is being approved by the Indian Society for Emergency Medicine. Medical College Principal Dr Ramdas Pisharody inaugurated the course at the hospital.
IBN Live - Click here to read


Doctors often ask for needless tests
Emergency procedures are not required in most cases, except for conditions such as heart attacks and unstable angina (chest pain) where a patient has to undergo stenting or surgery within 12 hours.
Times of India - Click here to read

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